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    Sunday, September 27, 2009

    SAUDI'S KING ABDULLAH U. TO STUDY SUN

    KAUST research to focus on solar energy: Al-Naimi
    Asma Alsharif, 23 September 2009 (Reuters via Arab News)

    "Research at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) may help Saudi Arabia develop solar energy to provide for a significant portion of the Kingdom’s power needs, Saudi Minister for Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Al-Naimi said…

    "It aims to make solar a major contributor to energy supply in the next 5-10 years, he added…Apart from cleaning up domestic fuels to reduce emissions, the Kingdom is also looking at carbon capture and sequestration…KAUST would also eventually carry out research into algae for storing CO2 emissions…"


    Enormous potential. (click to enlarge)

    "Al-Naimi said the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) does not need to cut output next year…Demand for Saudi crude is increasing, and this is evidence the world economy is recovering from recession…Global oil inventories are above the five-year average in defiance of OPEC output curbs that have aimed to match supply with a fall in demand following the economic downturn.

    "Some oil market observers have said the producer group, which pumps more than a third of the world’s oil, would have to cut output again next year to balance the market…OPEC pledged to cut output by 4.2 million barrels per day (bpd) last year, and the curbs have helped the oil price recover to around $70 from a low of $32.40 in December…"


    How to realize the potential. (click to enlarge)

    "At its most recent meeting earlier this month, the OPEC agreed to leave output unchanged and Al-Naimi brushed off concerns about high inventories…Oil at between $70-$80 a barrel would bring investment in new energy supplies and prevent a future supply crunch, Al-Naimi said. The Kingdom has targeted around $75 as a fair price for both consumers and producers…Saudi Arabia has no plans for now to develop more capacity after completing the boost to 12.5 million bpd this year…"

    [Ali Al-Naimi, Minister for Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Saudi Arabia:] “Saudi Arabia aspires to export as much solar energy in the future as it exports oil now… based on the current (demand and supply estimates), there is no need of course, right now…But you never know, this is a moving target, it is a very active market. The world economy seems to be recovering. I hope it will recover fast and therefore it will impact demand. If demand rises of course supply has to match it...”

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